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MUSH Chapter 16 test

Matching

Match the correct word for each item. Write the letter AND the word for each answer in the space provided.
 
 
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the items.
A
public works program
B
Wagner Act
C
Tennessee Valley Authority
D
New Deal
E
Social Security system
 

 1. 

 project that helped farmers and created jobs by reactivating a hydroelectric power facility
 

 2. 

 government-funded projects to build public facilities
 

 3. 

 Roosevelt’s program of relief, recovery, and reform
 

 4. 

 legislation that allowed collective bargaining and set up a National Labor Relations Board
 

 5. 

 program that provided old-age pensions for workers, unemployment insurance, and other benefits
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.  Circle the correct letter AND write key words next to each item.
 
 
IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS
 

 6. 
Which New Deal agency was created to help businesses?
A
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
B
National Recovery Administration
C
Federal Reserve Board
D
Civilian Conservation Corps
 

 7. 
Why did FDR cut back on expensive relief programs in 1937?
A
He had lost faith in government programs.
B
He wanted to lower the Social Security tax.
C
He was worried about the rising national debt.
D
He wanted to put the money into weapons programs instead.
 

 8. 
Why are Huey Long and Father Charles E. Coughlin referred to as demagogues?
A
They resorted to bribery in order to pass FDR’s programs.
B
They planned, but did not receive credit for, most New Deal programs.
C
They manipulated people with half-truths and scare tactics.
D
They called for state ownership of factories and farms.
 

 9. 
Which of the following did New Deal programs fail to address?
A
low prices for agriculture products
B
Native Americans’ need for schools, hospitals, and irrigation systems
C
the decline of industrial prices
D
protection of domestic workers
 

 10. 
What criticism did many Progressives make of the New Deal?
A
It promoted a regimented, militaristic society.
B
It did not do enough to redistribute wealth.
C
It unfairly taxed successful, hardworking people.
D
Many of its programs smacked of “Bolshevism.”
 

 11. 
Which statement best describes Roosevelt’s bid for reelection in 1936?
A
He won, but the New Deal lost.
B
He won only Maine and Vermont.
C
He lost to Alfred Landon.
D
He won by a landslide.
 

 12. 
Which of the following best characterizes Roosevelt’s first hundred days in office?
A
He avoided direct action and sent problems to committees for study.
B
He abolished the banking system and government building projects.
C
He pushed Congress to pass legislation to improve the economy.
D
He concentrated on programs that strengthened big business.
 

 13. 
In the short run, the Wagner Act led to ______
A
a rise in union membership and a wave of strikes.
B
rapid unionization of agricultural workers.
C
an end to the National Labor Relations Board.
D
a decline in union membership.
 

 14. 
The recession of 1937 was caused in part by ______
A
reduced consumer spending due Social Security taxes.
B
the collapse of world markets.
C
crop failures in the Midwest.
D
cuts at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 

 15. 
Many Republicans criticized the New Deal for  ___________
A
trying to put an end to the unequal distribution of wealth.
B
not doing enough to address the nation’s ills.
C
failing to address unemployment.
D
going too far in its attempts to reform the economy.
 

 16. 
Under the New Deal, labor unions were _____
A
given almost unlimited power.
B
fined for racial discrimination.
C
legalized and grew stronger.
D
attacked and became weak.
 

 17. 
All of the following New Deal agencies are legacies that are still with us today except the ________
A
Tennessee Valley Authority.
B
Civilian Conservation Corps.
C
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
D
Securities and Exchange Commission.
 

 18. 
Why did FDR declare a “bank holiday” early in his administration?
A
to weaken the banking industry
B
to inspect the financial health of the banks
C
to give people in the banking industry a well-earned vacation
D
to cut off the use of cash
 

 19. 
The massive government spending of the New Deal led to ______
A
extreme shortages of food.
B
the collapse of capitalism.
C
some short-term economic improvement.
D
the end of the Depression.
 

 20. 
Which of the following was part of the New Deal legacy?
A
a restored sense of hope among the people
B
guaranteed health insurance for all citizens
C
an end to discrimination against African Americans and women
D
an end to recessions in the economy
 

 21. 
The National Industrial Recovery Act aimed to help business by _____
A
giving consumers money to spend.
B
increasing industrial prices.
C
removing regulations.
D
helping industries to get rid of excess workers.
 

 22. 
How did Roosevelt try to help business?
A
by expanding foreign trade
B
by abolishing the minimum wage
C
by stabilizing industrial prices
D
by raising tariffs
 

 23. 
How did Roosevelt’s programs help farmers?
A
by giving financial assistance to farmers, such as loans and price supports.
B
by raising crop production
C
by encouraging farmer associations and cooperatives.
D
by allowing low cost Mexican labor
 

Short Answer
 
 
INTERPRETING A LINE GRAPH
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 24. 
In which year shown was unemployment lowest? About how many people were unemployed that year?
 

 25. 
In which year shown was unemployment highest? About how many people were unemployed that year?
 

 26. 
By how much did unemployment change between the begining of FDR’s presidency and 1940?  Was this an improvement or a worstening situiation?
 

 27. 
How did unemployment change between 1937 and 1938?  By how much? What may have caused this change?
 

 28. 
How might Roosevelt have used the information in this graph to defend his New Deal programs?  How might he have used this information to help him win votes in the election of 1936?
 

 29. 
Critical Thinking:  Does the information in this graph suggest that New Deal programs addressing unemployment were successful or unsuccessful? Explain.  Support your answer with specific information about New Deal programs.  (5 points)
 

 
 
Choose 1 below to answer.  Use complete sentences.  Support your answers. (8 points)
 

 30. 

“Give a man a dole [handout] and you save his body and destroy his spirit. Give him a job and pay him an assured wage and you save both the body and the spirit.”

Explain the relevance of this way of thinking to the New Deal.  How did this justify the programs of the New Deal?  Support your answer by referring to specific programs.
 

 31. 
What beliefs do you think lay beneath New Deal legislation that put women at a disadvantage in the work force?  Why did women generally not benefit from the New Deal programs?  Support you answer with reference to a specific program.
 



 
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